Information Package / Course Catalogue
Reseach Methods
Course Code: SRB107
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

It explores the nature of the course and wonders the scientific logic of arousing and doing research adopt and place.

Course Content

Characteristics of science, scientific method and scientific method. concepts, types and characteristics of research, scientific research process, data collection in scientific research types, measurement and scales in scientific research, reliability and validity, ethics in scientific research problems, stages of research method, form and scope of research report, citation Methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. Gains knowledge of research ethics,
2. To examine the relationship of tourism with other disciplines,
3. Learn general concepts and terms related to research
4. Learn the methods, processes and strategies of the research,
5. Gains knowledge of generally accepted paradigms.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Rızaoğlu, Bahattin, (2011), Araştrırma türleri ders notları, Kuşadası
2.Arıkan, Rauf, (2011), Araştırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri, Nobel akademik yayıncılık eğitim ve danışmanlık Tic. Ltd.,Şti, Ankara
3.Karasar, Niyazi, (1999), Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, 9. Basım, Nobel Yayın ve Dağıtım Ltd., Şti, Ankara
4.Erdoğan, İrfan, (2003), Pozivitist Metodoloji; Bilimsel Araştırma Tasarımı,-İstatistiksel Yöntemler-Analiz ve yorum, Erk Yayın ve Dağıtım, Ankara
5.Yazıcıoğlu, Yahşi ve Samiye Erdoğan, (2011), SPSS Uygulamalı Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara
6.Nakip, Mahir, (2006), Pazarlama Araştırmaları ve Teknikleri, SPSS Destekli Uygulamalar, Seçkin Yayıncılık San. Ve Tic. A. Ş., Ankara
7.İslamoğlu, Hamdi, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yötemleri, (2009), Beta Basım Yayın Dağıtım A.Ş.,İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Science and its scope, characteristics of science, scientific method, basic concepts related to scientific method (theory, hypothesis, methodological doubt, causality, abstraction, paradigm)
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Reading Arıkan, p.1-22 and 33-49 Yazıcıoğlu and Erdoğan, p.1-12
Week 2 - Theoretical
Research types and characteristics (quantitative-qualitative research, experimental research-non-experimental research)
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Reading Rızaoğlu, p.1-8 Yazıcıoğlu and Erdoğan, p. 23-27
Week 3 - Theoretical
Research types and characteristics (theoretical-empirical research, basic-applied research, primary-secondary research)
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Reading. Karasar, p. 22-30 Islamoglu, p.33-39
Week 4 - Theoretical
Stages of research methods, method, strategy
Week 4 - Preparation Work
reading
Week 5 - Theoretical
Scientific research process (importance of research, theoretical structure of research (theoretical framework), research model, hypotheses of research, limitations of research, research key definitions, research method
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Reading. Erdogan, p.67-118 Karasar, p.67-74 Arikan. S.33-49
Week 6 - Theoretical
Data collection methods in scientific research weaknesses, asking questions (interview with the questionnaire-oral and written questions) -the superiority and weaknesses
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Reading. Karasar, p.156-165 Arikan, p.80-85 Islamoglu, p.104-107; 107-113
Week 7 - Theoretical
Data collection methods in scientific research (observation-superiority-weakness, experiment-superiority and The zayıflıklık)
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Reading. Karasar, p.156-165 Arikan, pp. 80-85 Islamoglu, p.104-107 and 107-113
Week 8 - Theoretical
Asking questions (preparing a questionnaire)
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Reading. Islamoglu, p.116-129; 137-139
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
mid term exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Measurement and scales in scientific research, reliability and validity
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Reading. Arikan, pp.269-284 Islamoglu, p. 140-156
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ethical problems in scientific research
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Reading. Arıkan p.285-293
Week 12 - Theoretical
Stages of Research Method
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Reading. Islamoglu, p.69-97
Week 13 - Theoretical
The format and scope of the research report
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Reading. Islamoglu, p.281- 293
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reference Methods
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Reading. Islamoglu, p. 294-301
Week 15 - Theoretical
general review
Week 16 - Final Exam
final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment4208
Term Project3116
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)80
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes